--- title: Free Chipotle Burritos for a Year: How to Win description: That's right, burrito lovers, Chipotle is now offering you a chance to win a year's worth of free meals. canonical: https://time.com/4326375/chipotle-burritos-free-year/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-11T18:03:45.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:20.597Z og:title: Here's How You Can Win Free Chipotle Burritos for a Year og:description: It's as simple as sending a text og:url: https://time.com/4326375/chipotle-burritos-free-year/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7bed0129b70cc63/698892c8e20a874021a90c96/chipotle-burrito.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: A Chipotle Restaurant Ahead Of Earnings Data og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How You Can Win Free Chipotle Burritos for a Year twitter:description: It's as simple as sending a text twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7bed0129b70cc63/698892c8e20a874021a90c96/chipotle-burrito.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's How You Can Win Free Chipotle Burritos for a Year > Sponsored content. 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[Become a member](/c/pmi-2026-q3/membership?i=10bf7d1a-8e9c-4d1c-95a9-7cbd1045fb05&cr=agentads-creative-pmi-v1).  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 11, 2016 6:03 PM CUT  A steak burrito is arranged for a photograph with a drink and bags of chips at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. A steak burrito is arranged for a photograph with a drink and bags of chips at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 11, 2016 6:03 PM CUT That’s right, burrito lovers, [Chipotle](http://time.com/4276978/chipotle-better-burger-burger-chain/?iid=sr-link6 "undefined") is now offering you a chance to win a year’s worth of free meals. And that’s not all — along with 52 Chipotle gift cards (valued at $10 each), participants in the restaurant’s [Ultimate Lollapalooza VIP Sweepstakes](http://www.chipotle.com/lollapalooza "undefined") will also be entered to score a VIP trip for four to attend [Chicago’s Lollapalooza](http://time.com/3762924/coachella-lollapalooza-selfie-stick-ban/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined") [music festival](http://time.com/4316361/coachella-desert-trip-paul-mccartney-rolling-stones/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"). So what’s the catch? Well, other than having to be at least 21 years old and available to travel July 27 through Aug. 1, there isn’t one. To enter the contest, all you have to do is text “Tix,” “Chicago,” “Lolla,” “Beats,” “Rock,” “Chipotle,” “Prize,” “Sweeps,” or “Concert” to 888222 between May 10 and May 31\. You can also submit an entry online [here](http://chipotlesweeps.hit2c.com/lollapalooza "undefined"). **Read More:** [Chipotle Could Make a Huge Change to Its Menu](http://time.com/4309308/chipotle-chorizo-menu-changes/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") This is the latest [giveaway](http://time.com/4261720/chipotle-burritos-free/ "undefined") by the fast casual chain following a series of [food poisoning outbreaks](http://time.com/4211767/chipotle-closed-food-safety-meeting/ "undefined") last year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4326375/chipotle-burritos-free-year/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4326375/chipotle-burritos-free-year/"},"headline":"Here's How You Can Win Free Chipotle Burritos for a Year","datePublished":"2016-05-11T18:03:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:32:20.597Z","description":"It's as simple as sending a text","url":"https://time.com/4326375/chipotle-burritos-free-year/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink","restaurants","Chipotle"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7bed0129b70cc63/698892c8e20a874021a90c96/chipotle-burrito.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7bed0129b70cc63/698892c8e20a874021a90c96/chipotle-burrito.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A Chipotle Restaurant Ahead Of Earnings Data","caption":"A steak burrito is arranged for a photograph with a drink and bags of chips at a Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. restaurant in Hollywood, California, U.S., on Tuesday, July 16, 2013.","creditText":"Patrick T. 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